Featherlite Blog

Harris Leather mobile showroom trailer

admin — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:09:06 +0000

One of our clients, Harris Leather and Silverworks, recently sent us some nice-looking photos of their Featherlite mobile showroom. The trailer looks great! Harris Leather makes western show equipment, so they take the trailer to many major equine events across the country.

Here’s an article that was published online last fall with more information about how the trailer is being used and how excited they are about what their new Featherlite will do for them: Harris Leather Unveils Brand New Mobile Showroom at Reichert

See more photos here

Bumper pull vending trailer

admin — Mon, 07 May 2012 21:56:09 +0000

Go to Facebook to see some photos of a new bumper pull vending trailer for Ilmor Engineeering based in Michigan. They are a large provider of high performance engines in the race and recreational markets. You’ll see some photos of the trailer in production as well as at the Lake Havasu Boat Show in California a couple weeks ago. And while you’re there on Facebook, be sure to ‘like us’ for news on both specialty trailers as well as our standard line of trailers.

View photos on Facebook

Event Marketing Summit

admin — Tue, 01 May 2012 19:23:32 +0000

This week, we’re at the Event Marketing Summit in Chicago. Below is a photo of Specialty Sales Manager Mark Ackley using interactive technology in our booth to show some of our trailer capabilities. This event is centered on experiential marketing, including new trends and best practices for events and trade shows. Usually more than 1,000 marketing professionals attend each year. We look forward to continuing to meet with more potential clients today and tomorrow!

Masters of the Road

admin — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:35:54 +0000

If you are a viewer of NASCAR races, you may have seen it already, but if not, here is Featherlite’s latest NASCAR commercial – Masters of the Road. So many people know us for our NASCAR trailers and our horse and livestock trailers, but we really do some cool stuff when it comes to specialty trailers. This includes medical trailers like the Wright Medical and Medtronic units featured in this commercial. BAE with its Hawk Advanced Jet Training System is also a recent event marketing trailer owner that you may spot in this 30-second ad. Check it out!

Oil field trailers

admin — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 16:54:22 +0000

We recently added a new section to our website for oil field trailers as we’ve seen an increase in activity and interest in this product segment.

Applications in oil fields for Featherlite specialty trailers include:

Command centers (or data vans)
Office trailers
Mobile cooling stations
Sleeping quarters
Kitchen trailers
Maintenance trailers and mobile workshops
Other support trailer functions

Video display trailer at graduation

admin — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 14:56:16 +0000

Last year, one of our clients that specializes in live event production shared these photos with us of their Featherlite trailer at a large outdoor graduation ceremony. The large video screen rises up from the trailer allowing viewing by a large audience at events, like the graduation shown here. These types of trailers also make great additions to any outdoor event, where a company or business can broadcast their message to large groups of people. We thought it’d be fun to share another interesting trailer application for a Featherlite trailer, since graduation season is right around the corner!

More information on Featherlite broadcast trailers

More information on Featherlite mobile theaters and entertainment trailers

Drying trailer

admin — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:08:15 +0000

Featherlite trailers can serve many functions and here’s yet another example of that. This trailer, shown on the production line, will house drying racks and was built for a client that focuses on allergy treatment, prevention and diagnosis. As part of their research process, they harvest pollen and other allergen sources and will use the trailer to house drying racks when onsite in the outdoors.

Race car hauler lifts

admin — Tue, 27 Mar 2012 22:03:38 +0000

Here’s a pretty cool animation we did that shows how the Featherlite lift gates work.

Featherlite’s rear lift gates create an extended display area or serve to position items, such as race cars, to the upper storage area. The Featherlite lift gate is unique in the industry with its patented back up drive system that assures operation even if there is a power loss.

More information on Featherlite lifts

Broadcast trailers

admin — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 19:00:48 +0000

During the NASCAR season, Featherlite provides broadcast trailers to each of the networks that broadcast the races. And we’ve also built broadcast trailers for other clients as well. Often, for the trailers used at NASCAR races, the bottom half of the trailer will be used for the director and producer’s offices while the top part is used for storage. Depending on the client’s needs, a full broadcast studio suite can be custom designed into the trailer’s floorplan. Other popular options may include:

Control room
Voice booth
Conference area
Multiple desks
Edit suites
Lounge
Kitchen
Restroom
Slideouts for more space
And more!

In addition to providing trailers for NASCAR’s TV partners, Featherlite manufactures race car haulers that haul the cars of many NASCAR teams, in addition to vending trailers and hospitality trailers. So, next time you’re watching a NASCAR race, look beyond the team’s transporters, because Featherlites are being used elsewhere at races too!

Broadcast trailer before start of 2011 season

John Force Racing

admin — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 22:08:33 +0000

John Force Racing has a new Featherlite race transporter. Here is a photo of the work area of the race car hauler before it left Featherlite. See more photos of the John Force Racing trailer here.